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Cesar Millan may be nicknamed America’s “Dog Whisperer,” but in truth he’s regarded as something of a superhero with special powers to send canines everywhere into a calm, submissive trance.

Random strangers thrust cellphones into his face and beg him to talk to their dogs, he confided before a packed house Wednesday night at the Kravis Center, where the dog behaviorist put on a performance that was part master class, part magic show. (No, he’s not a magician. But the local canine participants at the “Cesar Millan Live” show, those who went from stubborn to suave, didn’t know this.)

As Millan fans know, the Dog Whisperer’s most formidable work is not that he trains dogs. He trains humans, as he likes to say.

So here are seven simple things this human learned from watching the master onstage:

ONE. “The dog has only one goal in life. It’s to make you happy.”

TWO. “To a dog, you are energy and that’s it. So if you want to talk to a dog you … need an intention. Something you want to accomplish. Emotion is what powers your intention. If your emotion is fear, the dog senses that.”

THREE. “Walking a dog should be every human’s happy hour with the dog. It’s just you your dog. Relax.”

FOUR. “Nurture calmness in puppies with food… Nurture calmness without sound.” (That means no “good boy,” just quiet, so that the food becomes the reward to calmness.)

Cesar Millan and his obedient pooch, Junior, greet the audience at the Kravis Center Wednesday night. (Photo by Liz Balmaseda)

FIVE. “All dogs need exercise, discipline and affection. And if we don’t understand this fulfillment principle, we won’t have happy dogs on earth.” Discipline, he noted, is not punishment but boundaries.

SIX. “Change the ritual on how you leave the house to ensure calm.” If you let your dog follow you around as you hurry to prepare your things to leave your house in the morning, the dog may have an expectation that he’s involved in the journey. Instead, lead your dog to his or her favorite resting place to help prevent anxiety.

SEVEN. You should always initiate exercise and play with a dog. “If the dog brings a toy and you throw it, you are a follower.”